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graham's defense attorneys say it was all a horrible accident. that the newlyweds were arguing about the bride's grave doubts about getting married so young. when johnson grabbed her arm and she pushed him off in self-defense. the jury also heard texts to her maid of honor that may support that claim. just two days before his death, she wrote of her new husband, he held me down the other night and was in my face. he gets a temper fast. up next this morning, more from that maid of honor. george, this judge is moving this thing at a breakneck speed. he says he has another trial starting on monday in a different montana city. and he plans to be there. he wants the jury to have this case by friday. >> wow. not wasting any time. ryan, thanks very much. >>> let's get more on this from abc chief legal affairs anchor dan abrams. first day, early read? >> it's a pretty straightforward case. i'm not surprised it's going pretty quickly. what's interesting is how both sides are trying to use the problems in the marriage. the prosecution saying, this was the
graham's defense attorneys say it was all a horrible accident. that the newlyweds were arguing about the bride's grave doubts about getting married so young. when johnson grabbed her arm and she pushed him off in self-defense. the jury also heard texts to her maid of honor that may support that claim. just two days before his death, she wrote of her new husband, he held me down the other night and was in my face. he gets a temper fast. up next this morning, more from that maid of honor. george,...
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self-defense. they were arguing when the newlyweds struggles. he grabbed her and she fought back. this morning, jury selection begin. will they decide she's a calculating killer or a innocent young bride. for "good morning america," ryan owens, abc news, missoula, montana. >> more from dan abrams. now it will get started. what do you expect opening statements from both sides? >> the prosecution is going to say, her story doesn't make sense. they'll focus on what she did afterwards. they have a lot of evidence that she was engaged in a coverup. she wasn't telling the truth, et cetera. they'll point out specifics. some of the text messages. an hour and a half after her husband died, she's texting about dance moves. the defense will try to put the police on trial. they're going to say they have not gibb accurate accounts of what she said. they'll foe downs legal standard a lot. you're talking about the intent to kill somebody. for first or second-degree murder, you need a level of intent. it can't hav
self-defense. they were arguing when the newlyweds struggles. he grabbed her and she fought back. this morning, jury selection begin. will they decide she's a calculating killer or a innocent young bride. for "good morning america," ryan owens, abc news, missoula, montana. >> more from dan abrams. now it will get started. what do you expect opening statements from both sides? >> the prosecution is going to say, her story doesn't make sense. they'll focus on what she did...
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the defense writing in the brief that despite testimony that graham suffered from cold feet, witnesses thought the wedding was perfectly normal. >> this case will come down to whether the jury believes that she regretted this marriage so much that she pushed him off the edge. >> reporter: graham's attorney revealing the plan to show a starkly different image of her husband's lifestyle. charges of sec-degree murder, volunteer manslaughter and involuntary manslaughter are possible. abc news tried to reach out to attorneys on both sides but have not heard back. >> we'll follow the case all week long. >>> a lot of other news. for that, it's ron claiborne. >> hi, again, dan and bianna. she's making me laugh. in the news today, a national day of prayer and reflection, started a week of events to honor nelson mandela in south afri africa. a memorial service is expected on tuesday, where a lot of kig any tears from around the world will attend, including the obama family. >>> a pennsylvania catholic schoolteacher says he was fired the same day he applied for a same-sex marriage license in new
the defense writing in the brief that despite testimony that graham suffered from cold feet, witnesses thought the wedding was perfectly normal. >> this case will come down to whether the jury believes that she regretted this marriage so much that she pushed him off the edge. >> reporter: graham's attorney revealing the plan to show a starkly different image of her husband's lifestyle. charges of sec-degree murder, volunteer manslaughter and involuntary manslaughter are possible....
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seemingly contradicting the defense's side that he fell by accident after graham pushed his arm away during an argument. >> she openly admits she took a dear friend from us, it boggled my mind. >> reporter: they say they plan to prove that for nine days after johnson's death, graham went to great lengths to hide her crime from friends, family, and law enforcement. allegedly sending herself e-mails from a fake account she made named tony. >> prosecutors have to prove she intended to kill him. >> reporter: she's pleaded not guilty. in their legal briefs, her attorneys admit her story changed over time. but maintain that johnson's death was an accident. the defense writing in the brief that despite expected testimony that graham suffered from cold feet, witnesses thought that the wedding was perfectly normal. >> this case will come down to whether the jury believes that she regretted this marriage so much that she pushed him off the edge. literally. >> reporter: graham's attorney revealing the plan to show a starkly different image of her husband's lifestyle. one they call reckless. the
seemingly contradicting the defense's side that he fell by accident after graham pushed his arm away during an argument. >> she openly admits she took a dear friend from us, it boggled my mind. >> reporter: they say they plan to prove that for nine days after johnson's death, graham went to great lengths to hide her crime from friends, family, and law enforcement. allegedly sending herself e-mails from a fake account she made named tony. >> prosecutors have to prove she...
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. >>> and overseas, al qaeda has claimed responsibility for a brazen attack on the defense ministry in yemen, 1 that killed 52 people. this follows a rise in u.s. drone strikes in that country, which is an al qaeda hotbed and key u.s. ally. >>> and back in this country, two men stand accused of stealing parts from the car that crashed, killing "fast & furious" star, paul walker. an 18-year-old is under arrest in los angeles. a second man is expected to surrender soon. they allegedly stole pieces of the porsche off of the back of the tow truck. >>> and finally, a piece of music history is going up for sale today. bob dylan played that. a fender stratocaster at a 1965 music festival. marking his turn from folk to rock 'n' roll, when he went electronic. christie's says that the guitar, being sold with its original strap, could sell for $500,000. i say it could sell for a lot more than $500,000. >> right on. >> right on. >> more than $500,000. you heard it here first. >>> get some weather from ginger zee. >> hello there. and good morning, everybody. we're out with the crowd. and enduring t
. >>> and overseas, al qaeda has claimed responsibility for a brazen attack on the defense ministry in yemen, 1 that killed 52 people. this follows a rise in u.s. drone strikes in that country, which is an al qaeda hotbed and key u.s. ally. >>> and back in this country, two men stand accused of stealing parts from the car that crashed, killing "fast & furious" star, paul walker. an 18-year-old is under arrest in los angeles. a second man is expected to surrender...
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his first stop, tokyo, which has defied china's new air defense zone. china wants all planes flying over a disputed island chain to identify themselves, a move criticized by the u.s. >>> and developing story this morning, violence erupting in the ukraine. 300,000 people took to the streets in the capital. you see some of it here, furious that the president has rejected a trade deal with europe. >>> wherein while, back in this country, a bizarre crime raising some security concerns in seattle. police say that a man stole that 132-foot ferry. you see there on sunday. he jumped a security fence. s.w.a.t. teams swarmed the boat. they finally took him into custody. you see that here, after a two-hour standoff. >>> and finally, money doesn't really fall from the sky until, of course, it does. apparently, it helps if a choir ski skins "let it snow," as they did in the mall of america. as $1,0001 bills began falling from the fourth floor. it turns out it was a guy throwing cash off said fourth floor. and the video posted on youtube, he said he was just trying t
his first stop, tokyo, which has defied china's new air defense zone. china wants all planes flying over a disputed island chain to identify themselves, a move criticized by the u.s. >>> and developing story this morning, violence erupting in the ukraine. 300,000 people took to the streets in the capital. you see some of it here, furious that the president has rejected a trade deal with europe. >>> wherein while, back in this country, a bizarre crime raising some security...
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that becomes a crucial part of the defense here. if these jurors don't believe that she was abusing drugs, i think this case is over. if they do, it still doesn't mean they're getting off. >> it gets complicated because charles saatchi has recanted on his accusations. but there's e-mails that say, the assistants will get off because of her, nigella's, drug use. >> and that's what is so powerful here. although he does make a comment at the very end of that e-mail, suggesting that they still did it. but his powerful words in an e-mail, you can't take that away. you can say, yes, i didn't mean it. i meant it as hyperbole. i was trying to make a point. but those are powerful words. the question is whether the jurors are going to take it literally or not. but you can understand. she's sitting there on the stand, as we speak, why she feels like this isn't their trial. this is my trial. everyone's looking at me. and what i'm saying about this. and to some degree, i'm sure she feels that people don't care that much about what they did. you
that becomes a crucial part of the defense here. if these jurors don't believe that she was abusing drugs, i think this case is over. if they do, it still doesn't mean they're getting off. >> it gets complicated because charles saatchi has recanted on his accusations. but there's e-mails that say, the assistants will get off because of her, nigella's, drug use. >> and that's what is so powerful here. although he does make a comment at the very end of that e-mail, suggesting that...